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Mauro Vandini (Marazzi Group) comments the evolution of the Italian ceramic tile industry in 2018, facing a general slowdown of the markets and the growing Spanish competition.

After five years of uninterrupted growth, the Italian ceramic tile industry experienced a downturn in 2018 with production, sales and exports all seeing falls of between 2% and 3%.

The operation announced on 31 July last year was concluded on 14 January. Coesia has acquired 60% of System’s ceramics business through the new company System Ceramics.

Joseph Lundgren Consulting analyses the signs of a possible deceleration of growth of the housing market.

Xella has commissioned LB to supply a new dry mortar production plant for installation in the Ytong facility in Istanbul.

The equipment supplied by System for the factory in Onda includes a number of Creadigit units for single-pass inkjet printing.

The new Rocker effects, Kerinox metallised grits and Kratos glaze for non-slip surfaces will be on display.

Tecno Diamant concludes a year of strong export growth and consolidation of its internationalisation strategy.

Growth in demand for the Total Process Control 4.0 system.

Four new openings have been announced for Milan, Rome, Amsterdam and Düsseldorf.

Following the first line supplied in 2016, the latest agreement covers the continuous mill feeding system, expansion of the spray-dried powder storage area and the feeding system for four new presses.